The field of dentistry offers a variety of practice settings and career opportunities. While in dental school learn about various practice settings and specialization opportunities. As an ASDA member, you’ll have access to information in Contour, Getting Through Dental School, webinars and national ASDA events to help you navigate the profession. 

Career Insights from Contour

Contour reports on the dental-student experience to help members successfully enter the workforce as dental professionals. Read about career-related topics with ASDA’s current members and ASDA Alumni.

• Errors in the dental clinic: Acknowledgement and prevention
• Dentistry Over Yonder: The need for rural practices and why they may be an ideal fit
• Late-career switch: from general practice to orofacial pain specialty
• Impact of Organized Dentistry: Dr. Stephanie Sandretti
  
• Staying involved after dental school
  

Check out the latest issue of Contour here.

Dental Specialties

Becoming specialized requires additional education. There are 12 dental specialties recognized by the national Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards. Find definitions of each of these recognized specialties on the ADA website. Find information on the number of applications and number of those accepted in ASDA’s member-only publication, Getting through Dental School.

Practice Settings

There are a variety of practice settings available to licensed dentists. Find a description of seven practice settings in ASDA’s member-only publication, Getting through Dental School.